Securing-clip for wall structures.



A. L. JOHNSON.

F013 WALL- STRUCTURES.

FI LBD SEPT. 29, 1911.

1 SECURING CLIP APPLIIUATION Patented Sept. 24-, 1912.

1 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

5 2%mm Z c211 A. L. JOHNSO'N SECURING CLIP FOR WALL STRUCTURES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1911.

' Patented Sept.2%,1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A, L. JOE WON. SECURING CLIP FOR WALL STRUCTURES.

APPLIOATIGN ZILED SEPT 29, 1911. I

Patented Sapt. 24, 1912. v

3 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

11. JOHNSGN, O1" CQMEANY, 91 ST.

BAMBULRG, NEVJ YU RK, ASEEIGFUR TU CORRUGAT'SIE BAR LOUIE}, :MISSOURL', A COBIORA'EXOH GTE 1111553011131 SECURING-CLIP WALL E511; UCE'UEEEL Specification of Letters Patent.

fizitcntccl Fleet. it/91925.,

Application filed September 29, 1911. Serial No. 652,014.

To all whom it may concern. 4

Be it known that I, Anncm L. Joilnooii,

a citizen of the United States, aml a resident of Hamburg, in the county of Erie and State of New Yorii, have invented :1 no: and useful Improvement in Securing- Glips for Wall Structures of Whichfthe following is a spccificziti'on.

n This invention relates to clips for securing metal lnthing and more particularly ribbedor corrugated sheets of expanded metal, to longed metal stncling or rafters and. beams, in wall and ceiling constructio A it has for its principal objects to produce :1. clip which is applicable for structures einploying tlongerl metal. members of practi- (tally all the well known commercial sections, including angles, channels l irons, lt-lrenrns etc; to provide for fastening the ribbed or corrugzrlml portion of the lnthing to the clips without using additional. securing cle-- vices; which ivill hereinafter more fully appear.

The inrei'ition consists iii-the parts and in the m'rmigements and combinations of ports hereinafter (leecribed and claimed.

in the weon'rpanying' drawings which rm 'port of: this specification and wherein 39 lilac eymholr, refer to like parts Wherever i occur,----l 1gnre l is a fragmentary vert l 'r,8(li1m1 through a Wall structure comtutl-tline" of angle iron section anrl expanded. inclnl lathing, showing on wplication of my clip: I 2 'c horizon P l ion taken on the line Q Z of Fig. l; 11, 4t, 5 and l are lctoil view.-; oi th, clip iletaelietl, Slltfillflg ns; 7 is a vertical section on tic Fig, 55 is a horizontal manner in which poncho ii from rollee, brim, 1 may Wnoee trier two other Opfmqitely Q are adapted high ribbed pormetal lething the like,

and to attain certain aclvztntztges t the overl he 'clip at; shown is substantially (Ii-shop that is, it has a slot in a, margin tern'iinating in o hole 7 which is enlarged in both directions from the inner throat of the slot. to other Words, the hole 7 extends into the area of the portions This obviates the peace-- sity of providing additional openings similar to the hole 6 that provided in the, portion 2 into which the ribbed portion of the lnthino' in the region thereof is irulcnteii, us will hereinafter meme fully appear" The or'nngement oi the hole 7 also giveg length to the gripping fingers or jaws S. The aides of the omrginzil slot are 'wii'lcnctl outwardly or rounded, at I) millet sharp cm'nerrs are provided at the inner throat of the slot which is somtmhot narrower than the thickness ot the flange on which the clip is to he driven]. \ilion tlie'clip is driven onto the [large the ting-gent; or grip or talic into it with sutt'rient force to securely hold the clip in place. in order to secure o, more stable sup port for the clip it. ie piifflflff'tl W1 .1 a, notch or sent F at the side note diametrimily opposite to the month or slot between the jaws; 3 and in line with the hole 6 so as to roce re the M portion ot the sup porting flange Referring now more particularly to lJ'igF-t.

l, 2 and 9, the will structure comprises studs 9 of angle iron section cxte icing vertically: The clips; are driven cilgewise o to the flange of the st'mliliug which lien parallel with t1 wall, and the ribljmel ortion 1.0 of the lotlr int; the beve ed portion 2 o5? 99 the rib which overopposite stil s preie oppositely woe-1i in sand l'eitirolly omit My;

flange of t well. anal tin. the portion of perforation rii) is; incl teii or punched 1 or. in premit-e clips are local.

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clips secured on the upstanding flange, or

the rafters may be arran d as shown in Fig. 2. In other words, with the flange (:0-

operatin fiatwis'e with the roof or ceilin as the case may be. So, too, other flanged metal sections such as channels and I-beams may be substituted for the angle irons which form the studding and raiter. It is further obvious that, instead of the studding being vertically disposed, it may, in some cases, be disposed horizontally and the ribs oi the lathing arranged vertically.

The clips may be made by drop forging or as malleable castings, if desired. lilowever, it has been found to be less expensive and, for practical purposes, better to punch them from rolled bars or st lps having'lapered or beveled side portions cor ponding to the desired taper or bevel of the portions 2 and 2 of the clips, as shown. in Figs. 12 and 13. The clips, may he punched in the position shown in 1.2, in which case only the two portions 2 or theclip will be tapered; or, as shown in Fig. 13, in which case only the portion 9- and the fingers 8 will be tapered.

Obviously, the clip admits of considerable modification without departing from my in- Therefore, do not wish to be limited to the specific construction and arrangement shown.

What I claim is:

1. A clip of the character described C01l1- prising a body whose thickness decreases toward one and is thereby adapted to in a hollow sheet metal rib and havin a slot in width inwardly and terminates in a hole which is enlarged in both directions from the inner throat of said slot such a distance that portion of the m'erlying rib may he indentc into such enla gement without care fol centering, said led also having an addiits margin which, slot decreases in: r

tional hole near the margin opposite. the slotted margin.

2. A clip of the character described comprising a body having a slot in the margin thereof converging inwardly and terminating in an enlarged hole which has a notch oitset at the back of said hole diametrically opposite said slot, all arranged so that when said clip is mounted on a hollow sheet metal rib the edges of the slot will bind the rib and the notch will prevent transverse displace ment.

3. A clip of the character described comprising a body portion which has a straight edge and which increases in thickness iii-- The combination with a clip comprising a body having a slotin a margin thereof terminating in a hole which is enlarged transversely from the inner throat of said slot,

I" sheet having a high ribbed portion fitted,

upon said clip, the ribbed portion in the region of said hole being indented into the hole.

5. The combination with a clip comprising a body having a slot in a margin thereof terminating in a hole, said body being tapered toward a different margin, of a sheet having high ribbed portion tapered to conform to the tapered portion of the clip and fitted upon it, the ribbed portion in the-region of said hole being indented into the hole.

Signed at St. Louis, Missouri, this 27th day of September, 1.911.

' ALBERT L. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

Eoean T. FARMER, G. A. Pni-islxc'ron. 

